Connecticut: Charles, Kaila Waived If a player signs during training camp in 2023, they still get retroactively fined as if they'd been under contract from the beginning. However, if a player on a core designation is traded, that does not count against a team's limit. As a result, several teams cut players on unprotected deals to gain more salary cap flexibility for the . Washington: Kang, Lee Seul Waived The situation repeats itself for 2021's draft picks relative to 2022's draft picks and continues throughout the length of the agreement. Connecticut: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Phoenix: Samuelson, Karlie Hardship Release Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waived Chicago Sky: Stella Johnson - ROS (Hardship) Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Alaina Coates - Contract Signed Washington Mystics: Shey Peddy - Contract Signed. Washington: Jones, Jazmine Sign ROS Contract Las Vegas: Khayla Pointer Required Tender Made New York: Walker, Megan Waived Las Vegas: Park, Ji-Su QO Not Extended, Washington: Westbrook, Evina- Sign Training Camp Contract, Connecticut: Jones, Brionna QO Extended, Connecticut: Smith, Kianna Traded Exclusive Negotiating Rights1 For a player completing their rookie contract, the qualifying offer must be for one year with a base salary of 105% of their fourth-year base salary, plus an additional $10,000 for any player who met either of the following criteria: The restricted qualifying offer for all other players is a one-year contract with a base salary equal to the higher of the player's most recent base salary or the league minimum given the player's years of service. When the NBA dealt with COVID-19 outbreaks during the height of the winter Omicron wave, the league modified its hardship rules to enable rosters that are already far bigger -- NBA teams can have up to 17 players, including two on two-way contracts, to the WNBA's maximum of 12 -- to expand quickly. Seven-day contracts and rest-of-season contracts use the regular minimums before proration is applied. Gustafson, 24, holds career averages of 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 34 career games with the Dallas Wings. Los Angeles: Horvat, Chantel Waived Additionally, this is tricky territory because teams must not make any agreements with the player before doing so. For example, if a player is under contract for 30 of the 107 days in a hypothetical regular season, they are entitled to 28% (30/107) of their base salary. Indiana: Williams-Holliday, Ameshya Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Indiana: Emma Cannon Waivers Cleared Historically, many WNBA players have arrived late for camp or even missed the opening games of the regular season due to overseas commitments. Salary paid to players on hardship contracts could ultimately take the Storm over the cap and prevent the team from adding a 12th player late in the season. For picks 5-8, the rookie base salary drops to $69,224. "He told me to pack a bag and that I was going to be playing a game tonight in Seattle," Williams said. Seattle: Williams, Kiana - Sign . New York: Shook, Kylee Rights Renounced Dallas: Sabally, Satou Suspended Partial Season A replacement contract is similar to a rest-of-season contract, but teams are only allowed to sign a player to a replacement contract if multiple players are currently unable to play under a hardship or emergency hardship exception. On a similar note, because rookie eligibility doesn't always mean having zero years of service, a player who has only ever been signed to replacement contracts or seven-day contracts is still considered a rookie when signing a standard player contract. Chicago took on a contract with a lower salary hit, Mavunga's $57,000 compared to Lavender's $117,000, providing the flexibility to sign an additional player while staying under the cap. Indiana: Hartley, Bria Suspended Partial Season If the injury occurs on or after July 1, the team can apply for the exclusion on the second anniversary of the injury. Las Vegas Aces: Kiah Stokes Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix Mercury: Jennie Simms Sign Training Camp Contract In the weird season that was 2020, this opened up theoretical opportunities for teams to be able to trade for high-salary players who had opted out of the season, and therefore had a cap hit of practically nothing-just the two payments the player received before opting out. A year of service is counted for every season a player is on the active roster for at least one day of the regular season, with a few exceptions. Teams may be below the minimum before the season and throughout the season with no penalty. Chicago: Smalls, Kamiah Waivers Cleared Only drafted rookies have rookie scale contracts that can last four years, and therefore are the only contracts that may be extended, meaning undrafted rookie contracts cannot be extended. No. She spent four seasons with the Mercury before she signed with the Houston Comets on March 24, 2006. Updated: 6:02 PM EDT May 12, 2022. Indiana Fever: Bria Hartley Traded from Phoenix Mercury** If Minnesota's Crystal Dangerfield, the No. Connecticut: Nelson-Ododa, Olivia Traded1 Phoenix: Simms, Jennie - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Turner, Yvonne - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Phoenix: Davis, Kaela - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) August 13, 2022. The Lynx announced Thursday afternoon they had agreed to a contract buyout with the 35-year-old guard, who was attempting a comeback from right knee injuries that had kept her out for two seasons . This is often used for foreign players as well as players who could use a year off after an injury. The other reason a player might not sign a contract is if they are inhibited by an existing contract. Bonuses for All-Star Game selections are only paid out for years that the All-Star festivities are held. Connecticut Sun: Joyner Holmes Sign Training Camp Contract Therefore, once a player is cut from their rookie contract they become an unrestricted free agent who is no longer governed by the rookie scale. This could be avoided by opting for a percentage of remaining salary instead of a set dollar amount. Las Vegas: Kierstan Bell Sign Rookie Scale Contract Given Williams was unable to go through practice or a shootaround before playing in a game, it helped that she spent part of last season with the Storm, who drafted her out of Stanford in the second round. Chicago: Davis, Kaela Waivers Cleared Connecticut Sun: Stephanie Jones QO Extended Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Set Active The specified amount for the trade bonus can either be expressed as a percentage of remaining base salary or as a specific dollar amount. The length of contracts for drafted rookies are fully specified as well. Minnesota: Cunane, Elissa Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Waivers Cleared McCoughtry, a 12-year veteran who has made four WNBA Finals appearances, signed with the Lynx in free agency. Chicago Sky: Kamiah Smalls Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago Sky: Allie Quigley Sign Regular Contract, Atlanta Dream: Ndea Jones Sign Training Camp Contract As per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Players are also still allowed to arrive late or leave temporarily during the season to represent their national teams in major international competitions without violating these rules, as long as it's for no more than two weeks of training before the relevant competition begins and they return to their WNBA team within 48 hours of their national team's play being completed. Indiana Fever: Bernadett Hatar QO Extended, Dallas Wings: Satou Sabally Team Option Exercised Indiana: Jones, Jazmine Waivers Cleared Dangerfield was drafted in the second round of the 2020 WNBA draft by Minnesota, where she was named WNBA . So, teams may have the rights to more than 12 players - including training camp contracts and players suspended for the season - but that is not a violation of the roster maximum. A hardship exception is a temporary roster spot granted to a team who has met the qualifications mentioned. Washington: Jones, Stephanie Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Turner, Yvonne Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Indiana: Smith, NaLyssa Sign Rookie Scale Contract If a trade bonus is arranged in a contract that is part of a sign & trade, the trade bonus is not paid until the second time the contract is traded. Evina Westbrook signed a hardship contract with the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday, the franchise announced. Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Sign Training Camp Contract Dallas: Veronica Burton Sign Rookie Scale Contract 12 p.m. CT: Williams deals with what she described as the most difficult part of her journey: getting through TSA security at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Contract that is paid or payable in U.S. dollars to a WNBA player (including players whose Player Contracts have been terminated) for rendering services under such Contract. Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Chicago: Yueru, Li Suspended Partial Season Atlanta: Hayes, Tiffany Suspended Partial Season, Atlanta: Charles, Kaila Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The team can trade the player before they have been given a core designation, and then the new team can core the player for the next season. The payment must be made by the league within 60 days of the end of the season. It is unclear whether or not the league would pay players these bonuses if the festivities had to be canceled on short notice after the participants had been selected. Only players with six or more years of service at the time the contract is signed may receive a trade bonus. For players drafted before 2020, there is practically no difference between the base salary for the two offers due to the significant increase in the minimum salary. Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Set Active If the team does tender a contract and the player doesn't sign it, the team still retains exclusive negotiating rights with the player until at least the next draft. The Sparks re-signed her on June 30 and she played . Minnesota: Cruz, Anna QO Extended These payments are not really a penalty, because the team doesn't pay any sort of additional fine. Seattle: Giacone, Jenna Waivers Cleared The CBA states that the rookie scale applies to any player who has not previously signed a contract to play in the WNBA. Undrafted players are only given contracts for up to two years, with no team option. This combination of rules stops a team from matching the offer sheet to a player solely to use that player as a trade chip without the player having a say in their destination. Connecticut: Charles, Kaila Waivers Cleared If it were to happen, the team that drafted the player will retain the exclusive WNBA rights to negotiate a contract for one year once the player is no longer inhibited from signing a contract by the other league. Washington: Westbrook, Evina Sign 7-Day 1st Contract, Atlanta: Turner, Yvonne Hardship Release Los Angeles trades the contract of Olivia Nelson-Ododa, the contract of Jasmine Walker, and the exclusive negotiating rights to Kianna Smith to Connecticut in exchange for the contract of Jasmine Thomas and Connecticuts own 2023 1st round draft pick (#10). Los Angeles: Smith, Kianna Sign 7-Day 1st Contract After a 1-4 start to the 2022 WNBA season, the New York Liberty have gotten a much needed break. This means that for the remaining eight picks of the first round, the playoff team with the highest winning percentage that season gets No. Players who were already over the league minimum did not receive any bump in their salary. Phoenix: Turner, Brianna Sign Contract Extension NC State standout Elissa Cunane, who was the 17th overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, was signed to a hardship contract by Minnesota. Washington Mystics: Myisha Hines-Allen QO Extended This is what happens when players opt out of the season, like Maya Moore in 2019 and 2020, and all the non-medical opt-outs that occurred before the shortened 2020 season. A player who has been cored could then negotiate a contract with their team that is not protected, but the one-year qualifying offer must contain salary protection if it is accepted. Chicago: Gondrezick, Kysre Waived Connecticut: Sims, Odyssey 7-Day Contract Release, Minnesota: Milic, Nikolina Hardship Release Washington: McCall, Erica Waived The extension can be for a salary up to the supermax usually reserved for veterans of five or more seasons beginning in 2021 (six or more seasons in 2020). Washington Mystics: Megan Gustafson QO Extended Phoenix: Griner, Brittney Sign Regular Contract "Unfortunately, San Antonio is a smaller airport, so there weren't any flights that were going to get me to the game on time," she said. Crucially, the second injured player must miss at least two consecutive games before the team can ask the league for an exemption. Whether or not an injured player will be unable to play for the next three weeks is determined by a physician designated by the league. Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Hardship Release, Dallas: Jefferson, Moriah Waivers Cleared After a high school career that made her the nation's top-ranked point guard, she played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Connecticut Sun: Taja Cole Sign Training Camp Contract They must be negotiated in a player's contract and cannot be added after the contract has already been accepted (except when signing an extension), and can only be exercised once for the duration of the contract. On Monday, the Washington Mystics announced that they signed Megan Gustafson to an injury hardship contract.. Gustafson is entering her third WNBA season after spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons . The team benefits from this agreement because they do not have to lose their player to free agency, which would happen if they cut the player. Atlanta: Morrison, Que Waived, Connecticut: Hayes, Keyona Waivers Cleared Nobody had a journey to join a team quite like Williams, who walked ESPN.com through a busy 15 hours between when she got the call from her agent and when she finally checked into her hotel after Friday's game. Indiana: Engstler, Emily Sign Rookie Scale Contract Atlanta: Jones, Ndea Waived, Washington: Williams, Christyn Waivers Cleared Atlanta: Que Morrison Sign Training Camp Contract Minnesota: Davis, Rennia Waived New York: Ionescu, Sabrina Team Option Exercised As front offices around the league make moves leading up to and throughout the 2023 season, this page will stand as your go-to source for all of the latest transactions, including trades, signings, and player releases. A 10-day hardship deal is worth nearly $60,000. New York: Walker, Megan Traded from Atlanta** Chicago: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Atlanta: Robinson, Danielle Traded1 Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Waived 2007 (option) $728,000. PAUL - The Minnesota Lynx tonight selected Kayla Jones and Hannah Sjerven in the 2022 WNBA Draft as the team's 22nd and 28th overall picks, respectively. Seattle: Melbourne, Jade Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Los Angeles: Liwei, Yang Sign Rookie Scale Contract, Minnesota: Banham, Rachel Sign Training Camp Contract, Phoenix: Peddy, Shey Sign Training Camp Contract Phoenix: Sam Thomas Sign Training Camp Contract Both situations affect the terms of the player's contract when they do eventually join the WNBA team. Players typically sign contracts in terms of an annual salary, which is the base salary of a contract that lasts the entirety of the regular season. A restricted free agent is a free agent who has been extended a restricted qualifying offer from the team they played for at the end of the previous season. I love shopping.". Indiana: Williams-Holliday, Ameshya Waived The extension must take place between February 1 and May 15 before the player's fourth season. Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The maximum and supermax base salary limits increase by 3% annually, but this is not true for contracts. Neither the trade deadline nor the date that trades can resume are explicitly defined in the CBA. Connecticut: Jordan Lewis Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: Jackson, MeMe Waived Dallas: McCowan, Teaira Sign Regular Contract The . Atlanta: Caldwell, Maya Hardship Release Westbrook was . . Chicago: Williams, Elizabeth Sign Regular Contract, Washington: Walker-Kimbrough, Shatori Sign Regular Contract This could happen if a player or team believed the injured player may return to play in the coming years and later learned the player could not. Salary paid to players on hardship contracts could ultimately take the Storm over the cap and prevent the team . Chicago: Krajisnik, Tina Hardship Release, Washington: Williams, Elizabeth Set Active, Los Angeles: Samuelson, Katie Lou Set Active Atlanta: Agnew, Jaylyn Waived, Indiana: Gorecki, Haley Waived Chicago: Mabrey, Marina Traded1 Indiana: Pointer, Khayla Sign Training Camp Contract The 5-7 guard was drafted in the second round of the 2021 WNBA Draft by Las Vegas and went on to play 21 games with the Aces in her rookie season. Contracts of players who are no longer with the team also count against a team's salary, but only the amount that they had been paid prior to being waived and money still owed after being waived. Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In that case, they would be considered a Suspended--Contract Expired player. Yesterday, the Lynx traded their eighth and 13th overall picks to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the Ace's 2023 first and second round picks. Connecticut: Jordan Lewis Required Tender Made Phoenix: Cunningham, Sophie QO Extended New York: Shook, Kylee Team Option Declined $37K is a lot for many people, but by NBA standards, it's really not that much. For example, the 2020/2021 season is 174 days long, so they divide a player's minimum salary by 174 to get . Phoenix: Simms, Jennie 7-Day Contract Release Minnesota: Smalls, Kamiah Sign ROS Contract (Hardship), Minnesota: Cunane, Elissa Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The maximum and minimum roster rules include injured players who are left on the roster but does not include players who have been suspended voluntarily or due to injury. This means a player who signs a two-year veteran extension for $100,000 after the final year of their contract and had a base salary of $85,000 in that final year can earn up to $102,550 in year two. Between February 1 and the first day of the regular season, teams may sign players to one-year, non-guaranteed, minimum salaries that aren't added to the salary cap until the first day of the regular season when they become standard contracts if they aren't terminated. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 2nd Contract Despite the rush, Williams didn't forget anything. Phoenix: Gray, Reshanda Sign 7-Day 1st Contract Phoenix: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Atlanta Dream: Monique Billings Sign Regular Contract This season's issues with 10 WNBA players already entering the health and safety protocols, however, have introduced a new class of hardship replacements stepping in for players who enter the protocols after a positive test for COVID-19. Chicago: Williams, Courtney Sign Regular Contract Minnesota: McBride, Kayla Set Active Atlanta: Coffey, Nia Sign Regular Contract That is about a 6% difference. Phoenix: Maya Dodson Required Tender Made Minnesota: Watts, Stephanie Sign Training Camp Contract The Salem, Ore. native . The 5-11 guard reported to the Dream's 2022 training camp, where she started in Atlanta's preseason game against the Washington Mystics and scored 9 points with 4 rebounds and four assists. New York: Willoughby, Jocelyn Team Option Exercised, Las Vegas: Young, Jackie Sign Contract Extension Los Angeles Sparks: Chennedy Carter Traded from Atlanta Dream* June 28, 2020 Washington: Gustafson, Megan Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Burrell, Rae Sign Rookie Scale Contract That agreement is known as an offer sheet in the CBA. Las Vegas: Winters, Deja Waived This specific number is not directly important for individual teams, because the total guarantee is the guarantee level multiplied by the number of teams in the league. That would be an additional $12,875 in bonuses, bringing them up to a grand total of $56,631. In 2022, after her 10% raise, Ionescu would earn $76,297 compared to the 2021 number one pick who would earn $71,441. The basic hardship exception is for teams with two players who are out because of injury, illness, or other conditions. It would go down to 10% of their remaining salary, making the amended bonus $10,000. Players who simply do not show up after signing a contract can be fined by their teams, but as long as an agreement is made, there are no further consequences. Minnesota: Dangerfield, Crystal Waivers Cleared Las Vegas Aces: JiSu Park QO Extended Minnesota: McBride, Kayla Suspended Partial Season In 2023, that player would have three years of experience and would earn $69,770. For this reason, the amount of the trade bonus must not bring the player's salary over the applicable maximum in the event it is paid out. Dallas: Kuier, Awak Team Option Exercised, Chicago: Anigwe, Kristine Awarded on Waivers The team initially signed Samuelson on June 5 under a hardship contract. Phoenix: Gilles, Mael Waived, New York: Kea, Paris Waivers Cleared She was a teen mom, has been homeless and battered, lost a son to a genetic disorder, and saw her oldest child jailed.But the 50-year-old community advocate has . Anyone who holds out for 21 or more days also does not earn a year of service even if they play the rest of the season. Indiana: Robinson, Danielle Suspended Partial Season Indiana is trading the contract of Julie Allemand to Chicago, Seattle Storm: Breanna Stewart Sign Regular Contract Seattle: Elissa Cunane Sign Rookie Scale Contract Dallas: Alarie, Bella Personal Decision Full Season Dallas: Mabrey, Marina Sign Regular Contract, New York: Kon, Sika Sign Rookie Scale Contract Washington: Harper, Linnae Waived HARTFORD, Conn Former UConn guard Evina Westbrook has signed a hardship contract with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, the team announced Thursday. Chicago: Fitzgerald, Feyonda Sign Training Camp Contract Until one of those things happens, the player's salary remains on the team's salary cap. Training camp contracts are meant to allow teams to check out many potential players in the preseason and are never included in a team's final salary. And she enjoyed the experience. Minnesota: Smalls, Kamiah Hardship Release This means that the team can decide whether to bring the player back for a fourth year at the salary specified in the rookie scale, even if the player would rather test free agency. Chicago: Hebard, Ruthy Team Option Exercised (2023) Phoenix trades the contract of Diamond DeShields to Dallas; the right to swap the teams own 2025 1st round draft picks to New York; and their own 2024 2nd round draft pick to Chicago. Chicago: Maley, Anneli Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) The ability of core-designated players to turn down any trades of their rights is one reason teams may choose to trade suspended players as mentioned above. If the core qualifying offer is not extended or is withdrawn, the player will become either a restricted or unrestricted free agent as appropriate. Caldwell . Players with two or fewer years of service are at the lowest level, while players with three or more years of service have a higher minimum base salary. Seattle: Cunane, Elissa Waived Dallas trades the contract of Allisha Gray to Atlanta in exchange for Atlantas own 2023 1st round pick (#3) and Atlantas own 2025 1st round pick. Before free agency officially begins, players are allowed to accept qualifying offers from January 1 until January 14 but they are not allowed to negotiate any contracts until January 15. Atlanta: Hillsman, Khaalia Waivers Cleared, Phoenix: Williams, Macee Waivers Cleared Las Vegas: Stokes, Kiah Sign Regular Contract Indiana: Vivians, Victoria Sign Regular Contract, Chicago: Harrison, Isabelle Sign Regular Contract 68 NBA players make more than the entire WNBA roster Chicago: Taylor, Sparkle Waived The difference between the supermax and the player's salary in 2023 is only $194, but there is a difference. Minnesota: Mitchell, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract, Phoenix: Thomas, Sam Sign Training Camp Contract The player can negotiate a new contract or accept the qualifying offer at any point after January 15, but may not sign a negotiated contract until February 1. Washington: McCall, Erica Waivers Cleared Seattle Storm: Stephanie Talbot Sign Training Camp Contract As a result, Diggins-Smith's years in Phoenix would count against this limit and she could not be cored again. They drafted me. Connecticut: Hayes, Tiffany Sign Regular Contract Connecticut Sun: Beatrice Mompremier Sign Training Camp Contract, Indiana Fever: Lindsay Allen QO Extended Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Hardship Release, Phoenix: Davis, Kaela Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Las Vegas Aces: Avery Warley-Talbert - Sign Regular Contract. Minnesota: Allen, Lindsay Sign 7-Day 1st Contract For every player below 10 that is included on the team's total salary, a cap hold equal to the rookie minimum is added. Chicago: Gardner, Rebekah Set Active Indiana Fever: Jantel Lavender Contract Amendment Divorce, Indiana Fever: Jaime Nared Sign Training Camp Contract Connecticut: Aleksa Gulbe Sign Training Camp Contract The extension does not affect the terms for the years covered by the original contract. WNBA players are not able to restructure their existing contracts, as the length and base salaries for the original contract are locked in. Las Vegas: Hollingshed, Mya Waivers Cleared Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waivers Cleared Phoenix: Simms, Jennie Waived Connecticut: Dye, Alexus Waivers Cleared This will always be home. Seattle: Davis, Kaela - Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) May 27, 2022. Dallas: Bond, Jazz Waivers Cleared If the league expands in the future, it could become 'Picks 9-14' or similar. Players deemed to be international have a different set of rules determining eligibility for the draft. The Dream signed Slocum to a hardship contract Wednesday, Khristina Williams of Girls Talk Sports TV reports. If the player has a fully protected salary, this is not an issue because they will earn the same amount regardless of when in the season they are released. Washington Mystics: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Sign Training Camp Contract 10:20 a.m. CT: Williams first hears from her agent about the opportunity with the Storm. Los Angeles: Cooper, Tea Waived Phoenix is trading Bria Hartley and Phoenixs own 2022 2nd round pick (#20) and 2023 2nd round pick to Indiana. Los Angeles: Atwell, Amy Sign Rookie Scale Contract Seattle: Paisley Harding Sign Training Camp Contract If a player is drafted into the WNBA, they may choose to sign a contract even if they do not plan to play in the upcoming season. New York: Dangerfield, Crystal Hardship Release, Indiana: Cannon, Emma Sign ROS Contract, Seattle: Williams, Kiana Hardship Release, Seattle: Williams, Kiana Sign ROS Contract (Hardship) Indiana Fever: Jazmine Jones Awarded on Waivers The salary cap is calculated with base salaries, rather than salary that is actually paid by each team. Atlanta Dream: Khaalia Hillsman Sign Training Camp Contract Chicago: Maley, Anneli Waived The salary cap is the maximum allowed total salary of all the players a team has on the books. In six games this season, including one start, Samuelson has averaged 3.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 13.0 minutes per game. Las Vegas: Macaulay, Victoria Waivers Cleared They may play professional or amateur basketball prior to being drafted, but they cannot play collegiately in the United States. 11 a.m. CT: Williams heads to the airport -- in Austin. Outstanding qualifying offers and offer sheets, money owed to retired players, cap holds for rosters under 10 players, and any guaranteed or buyout money from cut players is also included. Phoenix Mercury: Sonja Petrovic QO Not Extended However, doing this is risky, as the player would need to clear waivers and then not sign with another team in the 10-day waiting period when their prior team is not allowed to sign them. Chicago: Pulliam, Lindsey Sign Rookie Scale Contract The trade that is agreed to also must be completed within 48 hours. "So I had to drive an hour to Austin and got on a direct flight.". Chicago: Allemand, Julie Personal Decision Full Season, Phoenix: Jefferson, Moriah Sign Regular Contract Dallas Wings: Destinee Walker Sign Training Camp Contract, Las Vegas Aces: Sydney Colson Sign Training Camp Contract The Indiana Fever signed former Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield to a hardship exemption contract. 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